Nib & Ink Fest returns May 1st, 2026! If you’re interested in submitting an event or programming idea to be held during NIF 2026, our submission window for programming proposals will be held from September 1st, 2025 through October 1st, 2025. For more details, please see our Submissions Hub!
In the meantime, you can watch replays of NIF 2025 events at the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel.
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Minicomic Awards 2025
The Minicomic Awards is an annual virtual showcase founded by cartoonists Leslie Hung and Sloane Leong that spotlights the unique, challenging, and under-recognized work in this short form medium.
Our judges for 2025 are: Barbara Benas, Ashanti Fortson, Gigi Murakami, Cam Marshall, Evan Dahm, Arpad Okay, and Madeline McGrane. Our MC this year is Starfishface!
The categories are: general fiction, general nonfiction, horror, scifi, fantasy, romance, and humor.
Big thanks to all of our award sponsors!
To learn more about the awards, visit https://cartoonist.coop/the-minicomic-awards/ ! Thumbnail art by MimiTheAlpaca. Event will be streamed on our Youtube channel with a Zoom link available one hour before.
Catch a replay of the Minicomic Awards 2025 here!